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ALESTOPETERSIUS Hoedeman, 1951

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Alestopetersius Hoedeman, 1951:6 (in key). Type species: Petersius hilgendorfi Boulenger, 1899 . Type by monotypy. Gender: Masculine.

Petersialestes Hoedeman, 1951:8 (in key). Type species: Petersius xenurus Boulenger, 1920 . Type by monotypy (one species, two subspecies); nominate subspecies is type. Gender: Masculine. Additional comments: Originally proposed as a subgenus of Alestopetersius .

Rhabdopetersius Hoedeman, 1951:8 (in key). Type species: Petersius leopoldianus Boulenger, 1899 . Type by monotypy (one species, two subspecies); nominate subspecies is type. Gender: Masculine. Additional comments: Originally proposed as a subgenus of Alestopetersius .

Duboisialestes Poll, 1967:133 . Type species: Alestopetersius xenurus tumbensis Hoedeman, 1951 . Type by original designation. Gender: Masculine.

Alestopetersius bifasciatus (Poll, 1967)

Duboisialestes bifasciatus Poll, 1967:135 , fig. 31. Type locality: Bokuma , Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 96575 .

Distribution: 534, 537, 538 (Poll, 1967; Monsembula Iyaba, Stiassny, 2013).

Alestopetersius bleheri (Géry, 1995)

Phenacogrammus bleheri Géry, 1995:52 , figs. 34–35. Type locality: Zaïre, Equateur Province , small tributary of Bari River , a feeder of the Lua River, 74 km on the road Bozene to Gemena. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: MHNG 2572.09 .

Distribution: 535 (Géry, 1995).

Alestopetersius brichardi Poll, 1967

Alestopetersius brichardi Poll, 1967:83 , fig. 17. Type locality: Yangambi , lac Yandja, Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 121105 .

Distribution: 534, 537, 548 (Poll, 1967; Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Stiassny, 2012).

Alestopetersius caudalis (Boulenger, 1899)

Petersius caudalis Boulenger, 1899b:89 , Pl. 37 (fig. 3). Type locality: Boma , Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.9.26.102–103 (2); RMCA 849 (1), 850 (1), 851 (1), 852 (1), 853 (1), 854 (1). [Lectotype designated by Poll (1967), but without mentioning collection number and therefore is not identifiable. All specimens are treated as syntypes.] .

Petersius brumpti Pellegrin, 1906b:368 . Type locality: Rivière Abba. [Type locality is further explained in a footnote: “La rivière Abba, d’une largeur d’environ 10 mètres est un affluent de la Dongou, une des branches de l’Ouellé ”. Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: MNHN 1903-0294 .

Petersius xenurus Boulenger, 1920b:17 , fig. 7. Type locality: Avakubi et Poko, Congo Belge. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.9.10.132– 134 (3); BMNH 1919.9 .10.135 (1); RMCA 7205–7209 (5) ; RMCA 8060 (1) ; RMCA 8105 (1).

Micralestes grandi Fowler, 1936:260 , fig. 13. Type locality: Fort Sibut , Ubangi-Shari. [ Central African Republic]. Holotype: ANSP 65553 .

Distribution: 534, 535, 536, 537, 540, 538, 550 (Boulenger, 1899b; Poll, 1967; Ibala Zamba, 2010; Decru et al., 2017).

Alestopetersius compressus (Poll, Gosse, 1963)

Petersius compressus Poll, Gosse, 1963b:47 , Pl. 1 (fig. 2). Type locality: Rivière Lotolo (route Yangambi-Bosulo), Congo central. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 137845 .

Distribution: 537, 539, 540 (Decru et al., 2017; Poll, Gosse, 1963b; Poll, 1967).

Alestopetersius conspectus Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Stiassny, 2012

Alestopetersius conspectus Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Stiassny, 2012:64 , fig. 4. Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo, Bandundu Province , Kwilu River at Carrefour, 05.19160°S, 18.94947° E. Holotype: AMNH 253473 .

Distribution: 546 (Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Stiassny, 2012).

Alestopetersius hilgendorfi (Boulenger, 1899)

Petersius hilgendorfi Boulenger, 1899b:91 , Pl. 37 (fig. 5). Type locality: Kutu et Ibali, lac Léopold II, Congo. Lectotype from: “Kutu”. Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Lectotype: RMCA 829 . [Designated by Poll (1967)].

Petersius modestus Boulenger, 1899b:92 , Pl. 37 (fig. 6). Type locality: Kutu, lac Léopold II, Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 828 .

Distribution: 534, 535, 537, 538, 546, 547, 548, 550 (Boulenger, 1899b; Boulenger, 1916; Pellegrin, 1906a; Poll, 1967; Monsembula Iyaba, Stiassny, 2013).

Alestopetersius leopoldianus (Boulenger, 1899)

Petersius leopoldianus Boulenger, 1899b:90 , Pl. 37 (fig. 4). Type locality: Kutu et Ibali, lac Léopold II, Congo. [Lectotype from: “ Kutu ”. Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Lectotype: RMCA 821 . [Designated by Poll (1967)].

Distribution: 546, 547 (Stiassny et al., 2021a; Poll, 1967).

Alestopetersius nigropterus Poll, 1967

Alestopetersius nigropterus Poll, 1967:84 , fig. 18. Type locality: Ibali , Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 845 .

Distribution: 534, 546, 547 (Stiassny et al., 2021a; Ibala Zamba et al., 2019; Poll, 1967).

Alestopetersius smykalai Poll, 1967

Alestopetersius smykalai Poll, 1967:84 , fig. 19. Type locality: Aba , Bas Niger , Nigéria. Holotype: RMCA 153776 .

Distribution: 506 (Poll, 1967; Paugy, 2003).

Alestopetersius taeniatus (Géry, 1996)

Phenacogrammus taeniatus Géry, 1996: 5 , figs. 1, 3, 4. Type locality: At the forestry of the SEFAX ( Libongo village ) on the Sangha River, ca. 160 km east of Lokomo, Boumba & Ngoko Dept., Cameroon, approximately 2°45’N, 16°5’E. Holotype: MHNG 2583.28 .

Distribution: 534 (Géry, 1996).

Alestopetersius tumbensis Hoedeman, 1951

Alestopetersius (Petersialestes) xenurus tumbensis Hoedeman, 1951:8 . Type locality: Belgian Congo. [Lectotype from: “ lake Tumba ( Congo)”; however, Matthes (1964a) considered this type locality very doubtful and supposed that specimens probably originated from Stanley-Pool. Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Lectotype: ZMA 100166 . [Designated by Matthes (1964b)].

Hemigrammopetersius duboisi Poll, 1959:81 , Pl. 22 (fig. 1). Type locality: Stanley Pool. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 118350 .

Distribution: 538, 546, 548 (Poll, 1967).